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The author (pictured) pursued a psychology degree because of her experience battling depression.

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Gen Y Speaks: Seeking treatment for depression, self-loathing changed my life. Now I hope to help others with similar struggles

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Gen Y Speaks: I finally graduated from university at 33, having found motivation and purpose

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Gen Y Speaks: How I overcame hardship and self-doubt as a marine scientist, with some help from giant clams

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Gen Y Speaks: What I learnt helping my family clear our 6-figure debt

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“We can’t allow our confidence and happiness to be dependent on...the number on the weighing scale, the number in our bank account, or whether we are in a relationship or not,” says the author, who used to feel “like a defect”.

Gen Y Speaks: For years, I feared being judged based on my looks. A 6-month eczema outbreak changed that

By Rae Fung

The author at her convocation in October 2021. She had wanted to get a law degree since graduating from a polytechnic in 2006.

Gen Y Speaks: I juggled studies, motherhood and work to realise a 15-year dream to get a law degree

By Sara Yang

The author is eagerly waiting for the day he can be back performing again.

Gen Y Speaks: I work in marketing and pursue my passion for music part-time. This is what I hope to achieve

By Soo Sheng Li

Among other things, the author (pictured) has learned why she had been dating "the wrong kind of men".

Gen Y Speaks: Feeling lost, I sought psychological help. I am learning much about myself and my past

By Sabrina Tan

The author with an Empathy Box which has helped her to learn how to better empathise with others.

Gen Y Speaks: How I learn empathy out of a box

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

The author says living alone has made her crave for more human connection and feel closer to her family. But there are interesting encounters too, including with a neighbour whose first words to her was “I need your body”.

Gen Y Speaks: I’m fulfilling my dream of moving out to live alone. It has been a journey of self-discovery

By Clara Nah

The author, presenting to members during a regular thematic webinar.

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Gen Y Speaks: Fresh out of university, my first job is to prepare others for retirement

Having spent more than 18 years of my life in Singapore, where I studied through to Secondary 5, then onto polytechnic before graduating with a degree in communication studies, I felt like I was ready to conquer the world.

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The author's A-Level results did not qualify him for medical school and led him to contemplate suicide.

Gen Y Speaks: I suffered depression twice in 4 years. This is how I cope

By John Lim

"Real-life experiences have a greater impact on imparting essential life lessons beyond the classroom, especially when dealing with people," writes the author.

Gen Y Speaks: 4 lessons I learnt living abroad for 11 years

By Sita Bezalia

The writer says that she is choosing to buck the trend of millennials who tend to job-hop.

Gen Y Speaks: Why I’m bucking the job-hopping trend and sticking with one employer for now

By Vigneswari Muthalagan

The author took a gap year after finishing his national service in part because he couldn't get into university based on his polytechnic grades.

Gen Y Speaks: I was quite lost in my studies and in life. Taking a gap year changed that

By Joven Chiam Wen Yong

Gen Y Speaks: I'm a single S’porean woman working in Ghana. This is what I have learnt

By Jean Ng

Gen Y Speaks: How I defied the odds to become S'pore's only female apprentice jockey

By Jeryln Seow

Gen Y Speaks: Am I Peranakan or not?

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

After watching The Social Dilemma, a documentary warning against the perils of social media use, the author and her husband decided to try banning themselves from social media for two weeks.

Gen Y Speaks: Why and how I cut down on my use of social media

By Pratyusha Mukherjee

The author, national athlete Soh Rui Yong, said running held his life schedule together. But with races suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic, his schedule "went haywire".

Gen Y Speaks: Competitive running is my life. Covid-19 made me almost quit, but I’m glad I didn’t

By Soh Rui Yong

The author said that he felt helpless when he had to let go of some staff and put off overseas expansion because of Covid-19, but his business started to grow after the circuit breaker period with the support of investors, customers and colleagues.

Gen Y Speaks: My tech start-up helps the container logistics industry be less old school. It has been quite a ride

By Alvin Ea

The author with a planner containing a mood tracker to help her observe her feelings and responses to various events across the world.

Gen Y Speaks: Why I still use a physical planner in these uncertain times

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

Deciding whether to join Alibaba Cloud "was probably the hardest decision of my life up until then", says the author.

Gen Y Speaks: I had doubts when an Alibaba firm wanted to hire me. But I’m glad I gave it a shot

By Monica Chan

Left: The author at a clean-up at Sembawang Park which she had organised in 2019. Right: She took this selfie while picking up street litter on her walk home from Bedok MRT in May 2021.

Gen Y Speaks: After doing beach clean-ups for 10 years, I now also pick up street litter. Here's why

By Samantha Thian

The author at Cape Town, South Africa, in June 2012 after she started sailing as a cadet engineer on a container ship upon graduating from polytechnic.

Gen Y Speaks: I’m the only woman among my company’s 500 seafarers. I love sailing around the world as a marine engineer

By Nur’iffah Sohaimi

The author (centre) with fellow NUS Students’ Political Association members Fithri and Qayyum in a photo at the NUS Bukit Timah campus on May 12, 2021.

Gen Y Speaks: I find wearing a costume from another ethnic group meaningful. I hope other undergrads will do so too

By Zhou Xizhuang Michael

The author suffered her worst outbreak two years ago (right photo) when she had contact dermatitis, impetigo and acne in the area around her eyes.

Gen Y Speaks: What dealing with my skin problems taught me

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

The author say thats most young professionals prefer to work for startups instead of small- and medium-sized enterprises because that is "the sexy new thing" but this need not be the case.

Gen Y Speaks: A Stanford graduate, I quit the civil service to help transform my mum’s cleaning firm into a startup

By Zhang Yitao Jason

The author playing in an Asean University Games football match against Cambodia in July 2016.

Gen Y Speaks: An ex-professional footballer, I graduated amid Covid-19 and found a new calling

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The author having dinner at home with his mother.

Gen Y Speaks: I used to lament my mum’s cooking but now I dine mostly at home

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Gen Y Speaks: Seeking treatment for depression, self-loathing changed my life. Now I hope to help others with similar struggles

Gen Y Speaks: I finally graduated from university at 33, having found motivation and purpose

Gen Y Speaks: How I overcame hardship and self-doubt as a marine scientist, with some help from giant clams

Gen Y Speaks: What I learnt helping my family clear our 6-figure debt

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Gen Y Speaks: For years, I feared being judged based on my looks. A 6-month eczema outbreak changed that

Gen Y Speaks: I juggled studies, motherhood and work to realise a 15-year dream to get a law degree

Gen Y Speaks: I work in marketing and pursue my passion for music part-time. This is what I hope to achieve

Gen Y Speaks: Feeling lost, I sought psychological help. I am learning much about myself and my past

Gen Y Speaks: How I learn empathy out of a box

Gen Y Speaks: I’m fulfilling my dream of moving out to live alone. It has been a journey of self-discovery

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Gen Y Speaks: Fresh out of university, my first job is to prepare others for retirement

Gen Y Speaks: I suffered depression twice in 4 years. This is how I cope

Gen Y Speaks: 4 lessons I learnt living abroad for 11 years

Gen Y Speaks: Why I’m bucking the job-hopping trend and sticking with one employer for now

Gen Y Speaks: I was quite lost in my studies and in life. Taking a gap year changed that

Gen Y Speaks: I'm a single S’porean woman working in Ghana. This is what I have learnt

Gen Y Speaks: How I defied the odds to become S'pore's only female apprentice jockey

Gen Y Speaks: Am I Peranakan or not?

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Gen Y Speaks: Why and how I cut down on my use of social media

Gen Y Speaks: Competitive running is my life. Covid-19 made me almost quit, but I’m glad I didn’t

Gen Y Speaks: My tech start-up helps the container logistics industry be less old school. It has been quite a ride

Gen Y Speaks: Why I still use a physical planner in these uncertain times

Gen Y Speaks: I had doubts when an Alibaba firm wanted to hire me. But I’m glad I gave it a shot

Gen Y Speaks: After doing beach clean-ups for 10 years, I now also pick up street litter. Here's why

Gen Y Speaks: I’m the only woman among my company’s 500 seafarers. I love sailing around the world as a marine engineer

Gen Y Speaks: I find wearing a costume from another ethnic group meaningful. I hope other undergrads will do so too

Gen Y Speaks: What dealing with my skin problems taught me

Gen Y Speaks: A Stanford graduate, I quit the civil service to help transform my mum’s cleaning firm into a startup

Gen Y Speaks: An ex-professional footballer, I graduated amid Covid-19 and found a new calling

Gen Y Speaks: I used to lament my mum’s cooking but now I dine mostly at home

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